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### Question: What are the symptoms of Language disorders?
### Response: A child with language disorder may have one or two of the symptoms listed below, or many of the symptoms. Symptoms can range from mild to severe.
Children with a receptive language disorder have difficulty understanding language. They may have:
A hard time understanding what other people have said Problems following directions that are spoken to them Problems organizing their thoughts
Children with an expressive language disorder have problems using language to express what they are thinking or need. These children may:
Have a hard time putting words together into sentences, or their sentences may be simple and short and the word order may be off Have difficulty finding the right words when talking, and often use placeholder words such as "um" Have a vocabulary that is below the level of other children the same age Leave words out of sentences when talking Use certain phrases over and over again, and repeat (echo) parts or all of questions Use tenses (past, present, future) improperly
Because of their language problems, these children may have difficulty in social settings. At times, language disorders may be part of the cause of severe behavioral problems.